The Boys Are Back - Paperback

[SR: 60911], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780099547389], Arrow, Arrow, Book, [PU: Arrow], 2010-01-07, Arrow, The Boys are Back When author's wife, Susie, tragically loses her battle with cancer, Simon is left to raise his five-year-old son, Alexander, on his own. Soon after, his eleven-year-old son from a previous marriage, Hugo, comes to live with them too. This title tells the story of a single parent's struggle that is at once heartbreaking and life-affirming. Full description, After Simon Carr's wife Susie finally succumbed to cancers dogged enough to defeat even her fiery spirit, he was left to bring up two sons in a domestic set-up he describes as "free-range" and visiting mothers preferred to call "semi-feral". This account of the rocky path of the lone carer is both moving and hilarious. The "Lost Boys" homestead constitutes a socially anomalous enterprise: a domestic world almost completely devoid of female influence. Carr's daringly innovative strategy could be summed up as "least resistance parenting"; where the golden rule is simply that there are as few rules as possible. But whilst his discoveries expose the often-risible rules that underlie some of our fundamental parenting habits, he also recounts his failures with unflinching honesty. Carr manages to trace the familiar territory of the gender divide without succumbing to the now familiar polarity of writers such as Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby. But despite the originality, emotional honesty and wit that set him apart from the platitude peddlers (although to be fair he does still sling the odd whopper into the pot), his achievement is to be as highly entertaining and readable as the best of them. --Rebecca Johnson, 57107011, Memoiren, 56797011, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 66034011, Belletristik, 67209011, Aufsätze, 66035011, Briefe & Korrespondenz, 67196011, Bücher & Lesen, 67212011, Comics, 66159011, Dramatik, 67917011, Erotik, 66036011, Frauenromane, 67931011, Geschichte & Kritik, 66093011, Klassiker, 68079011, Kurzgeschichten, 67215011, Literarisch, 67966011, Lyrik, 67216011, Populäre Belletristik, 68085011, Weltliteratur, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 54085011, Vaterschaft, 54081011, Familiäre Beziehungen, 54072011, Eltern & Familie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 54094011, Elternschaft, 1322763031, Alleinerziehende Eltern, 54095011, Babies & Kleinkinder, 54104011, Emotionen & Gefühle, 1322761031, Gesundheit & Ernährung, 54102011, Kinderbetreuung, 54108011, Schulkinder, 1322762031, Sitten & Verantwortung, 54109011, Teenager, 54072011, Eltern & Familie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher

Simon Carr:

[SR: 60911], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780099547389], Arrow, Arrow, Book, [PU: Arrow], 2010-01-07, Arrow, The Boys are Back When author's wife, Susie, tragically loses her battle with cancer, Simon is left to raise his five-year-old son, Alexander, on his own. Soon after, his eleven-year-old son from a previous marriage, Hugo, comes to live with them too. This title tells the story of a single parent's struggle that is at once heartbreaking and life-affirming. Full description, After Simon Carr's wife Susie finally succumbed to cancers dogged enough to defeat even her fiery spirit, he was left to bring up two sons in a domestic set-up he describes as "free-range" and visiting mothers preferred to call "semi-feral". This account of the rocky path of the lone carer is both moving and hilarious. The "Lost Boys" homestead constitutes a socially anomalous enterprise: a domestic world almost completely devoid of female influence. Carr's daringly innovative strategy could be summed up as "least resistance parenting"; where the golden rule is simply that there are as few rules as possible. But whilst his discoveries expose the often-risible rules that underlie some of our fundamental parenting habits, he also recounts his failures with unflinching honesty. Carr manages to trace the familiar territory of the gender divide without succumbing to the now familiar polarity of writers such as Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby. But despite the originality, emotional honesty and wit that set him apart from the platitude peddlers (although to be fair he does still sling the odd whopper into the pot), his achievement is to be as highly entertaining and readable as the best of them. --Rebecca Johnson, 57107011, Memoiren, 56797011, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 66034011, Belletristik, 67209011, Aufsätze, 66035011, Briefe & Korrespondenz, 67196011, Bücher & Lesen, 67212011, Comics, 66159011, Dramatik, 67917011, Erotik, 66036011, Frauenromane, 67931011, Geschichte & Kritik, 66093011, Klassiker, 68079011, Kurzgeschichten, 67215011, Literarisch, 67966011, Lyrik, 67216011, Populäre Belletristik, 68085011, Weltliteratur, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 54085011, Vaterschaft, 54081011, Familiäre Beziehungen, 54072011, Eltern & Familie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 54094011, Elternschaft, 1322763031, Alleinerziehende Eltern, 54095011, Babies & Kleinkinder, 54104011, Emotionen & Gefühle, 1322761031, Gesundheit & Ernährung, 54102011, Kinderbetreuung, 54108011, Schulkinder, 1322762031, Sitten & Verantwortung, 54109011, Teenager, 54072011, Eltern & Familie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher

Soon to be a major film starring Clive Owen. When Simon Carr's wife, Susie, tragically loses her battle with cancer, Simon is left to raise his five-year-old son, Alexander, on his own. Soon after, his eleven-year-old son from a previous marriage, Hugo, comes to live with them too. All too quickly, plumped-up cushions, crisp beds and a drifting scent of rosemary from the kitchen are replaced with a floor piled high with video-games, Lego® and comics. While visiting mothers deem his parenting 'semi-feral', Simon dryly retorts that his methods are simply 'free-range'.In this new all-male partnership, Simon faces the challenges of parenthood unaided, as father and sons alike learn to become a family again. Carr's emotionally honest, compellingly anarchic and sharply comic story of a single parent's struggle is at once heartbreaking and wonderfully life-affirming. Bücher / Fremdsprachige Bücher / Englische Bücher 978-0-09-954738-9, Cornerstone

When Simon Carr´s wife, Susie, tragically loses her battle with cancer, Simon is left to raise his five-year-old son, Alexander, on his own. Soon after, his eleven-year-old son from a previous marriage, Hugo, comes to live with them too. All too quickly, plumped-up cushions, crisp beds and a drifting scent of rosemary from the kitchen are replaced with a floor piled high with video-games, Lego® and comics. While visiting mothers deem his parenting ´semi-feral´, Simon dryly retorts that his methods are simply ´free-range´.In this new all-male partnership, Simon faces the challenges of parenthood unaided, as father and sons alike learn to become a family again. Carr´s emotionally honest, compellingly anarchic and sharply comic story of a single parent´s struggle is at once heartbreaking and wonderfully life-affirming. Soon to be a major film starring Clive Owen. Buch (fremdspr.) Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, Cornerstone

When the author's wife, Susie, tragically loses her battle with cancer, he is left to raise his five-year-old son, Alexander, on his own. Soon after, his... Books, [PU: Century Hutchinson; Random Century; Random House]